New System time.. AMD or INTEL?

[jabbathewocket 0]

Ok folks I know this is gonna be hard.. but I have flip flopped from amd to intel back and forth over the years trying to get best bang for least bucks

 

Which do you all recommend for a new system which needs to meet 2 criteria

 

first criteria is 100% reliability in windows 2000

 

second is forward looking design (I tend to build systems and keep them kicking for ages)

 

thanks in advance for any help you all can offer!

[jdulmage 0]

oh god.....

 

you know what? that's it, i'm throwing my arms up on this one...

 

Let the FLAMES begin!!

 

see ya

[INFERNO2000 0]

I'll say Intel for the compatibility with 2K

 

forward looking design?

 

Either. they'll both be replaced within a year.

 

the P4 will go Northbrook(?) within a few months...

and the Athlons will give way to the Hammers...

 

Either one will be fine for your needs...

[sapiens74 0]

As biased as I am..GO Intel... You have to go by your standards then INTEL is really only way to go...Even tho i have a Thunderbird and it kicks ass in Win2000...you'll have less problems going P3..now if your a pretty good system builder and don't mind flashing a few bios's and testing drivers out then bang for your buck go with AMD. Tho INtel is safer bet for stability with Win200

[Down8 0]

My pennies:

 

I've heard of minor problems with AMD and Win2K, but they seem to be easly overcome, so I'll probably go Thunderbird when I upgrade my PIII500E [give it a few more months].

 

The current P4s being shipped will outdo themselves in less than a year, how's that for forward looking design?

 

-bZj

[tristan777 0]

i'd go w/ AMD. you shouldn't have any problems w/ AMD or VIA w/ a good KT133 board. if i were you i would probably wait for a DDR board to come out tho. i think they'll be out pretty soon...

[wind 0]

Intel probably has the best reliability / stability under win2000, however if you build a decent tbird box with a good motherboard, keep drivers updated and generally know what your doing, a tbird box is going to be stable as well. Tbird's are pretty much on par with P3 performance, but are a bit cheaper.. if your having to buy a new motherboard, case, power supply and all of that, you could weigh up costs and see which system costs more.. either one will be sufficiant I believe when setup properly.

 

As far as lastability, both chips and motherboards will be replaced with next generation stuff, buying a machine now will not be very upgradable within some months down the track.